Berliner Kindl Weisse

Brewed by Berliner Kindl Schultheiss Brauerei (Oetker Group)
Style: Berliner Weisse
Berlin, Germany

Serve in Bowl

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Drank clean. Pours a slightly hazy golden, with a small white head that quickly rushes to leave nothing behind. Aroma is strongly sour and citric. Flavor follows, with a mouth-puckering sourness, and bone dry finish. The sourness of this medium bodies brew sticks around forever. I can see this being somewhat refreshing if mixed with a syrup or something to offset the overpowering sourness.

Veškeré chutě absolutně zabíjí mléčná kyselost. Ta je to jediné, co člověk v pivu cítí a zůstává mu na patře ještě dlouho poté. Třeba to někomu může chutnat, ale pro mě to rozhodně není... nakonec jsem si do něj po vzoru Berlíňanů přidal raději sirup.

(Flasche) Es hat eine helle, zitronengelbe Färbung, hat eine leichte Trübung und eine weiße Schaumkrone. Das Aroma ist leicht süßlich und stark säuerlich, wie Apfelessig. Der Geschmack ist sehr schlank, stark sauer und kurz. Bittere ist keine vorhanden . Retronasal kommt eine erdige, rindige Note raus. Zusammengefasst, eine sehr erfrischendes Bier.

Tack till NordicV som köpte den i Wien. Ett stort vitt skum som snabbare än Real Madrids Pepe lägger sig. Och när det väl kagt sig försvinner också alla dofter. Men innan dess är det surt och vete som dominerar. Smaken är uppfriskande, som att dricka citronvatten med alkohol i.

Very pale with fine, rapidly disappearing head as is normal in this style. Aroma of wheat and sour apples, unusual but pleasant. Carbonation shows as trails of fine bubbles. Sour apples continues into the flavour, perhaps a yoghurt like sourness.

33cl bottle from Rewe. Bbe 07/2013. Poured pale straw color with thin head. Sparkling like cider. Aroma is sour, wheat and citrus. Flavor is wheat, baking soda and citrus. Very dry finish. Refreshing. Thin.

thx to a friend for sharing !

head: white, foamy
Colour: hazy white/yellowish
Smell: very acidic , vinegar, a tad irony, and yeasty
Taste: acidic in the start , next comes a irony taste , but that make place for a mostly yeasty undernot along with a citric and vinegar taste all the way thru , reminds me a bit of just a berliner weisse mixed with a sour ale ... i expected better for a berliner weisse actually , but then again this is my first one from this style so hopes aren’t lost :)

Bottle. I originally had this on tap a couple of times while in Berlin, and after having it in the bottle I went to read my impressions of it on tap, only to discover I never entered my rating! Bummer. Anyway, out of the bottle this is pale yellow with a light bubbly head leaving no lace. Aroma is sour and wheaty with nuances of old socks. A little weird. Sour entry, apples and grape skins, yoghurty tartness, very quick finish. Spritzy and refreshing. Of note, when I first ordered this in Berlin it was brought to the table looking exactly like a glass of neon green Freshie. I learned that it is very unusual to order a Kindle Weiss without flavoured syrups (the green syrup was Woodruff; bright red cherry is the other ubiquitous choice). Needless to say, the glucose syrup KILLED this beer. In its untainted form it was quite refreshing, light, and nice. I don’t know this style well, and I don’t know how true to style Kindl Weisse is, but I thought this was a nice departure from the dozens of lackluster pils that you find everywhere.

hay, cereal, citrus, herbs, basement aromas, banana, vanilla, golden, sparkling, white foam, medium sweetness, medium bitterness, heavily sour, full body, creamy, average carbonation, astringent,

As much as I love the city I wonder wether I will ever really enjoy their beer. This Berliner Weisse has an incredible overkill of citrus which makes it almost too sour to drink. Won’t buy it again...

Bottle thx to Adrian, cons 2012-02-17 Ulricehamn ski slop Ar: sourish, citric, appel vineager Ap: hazy apple juice colored body, wee fluffy light white head quickly demenishing head F: sour, lemon juice without sugar, flour, high bitterness, medium + carbonation